The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
1 Samuel 2:7
Takeaway
God is sovereign over both seasons—the ones that feel like blessing and the ones that feel like breaking. He is not distant from your lack, nor absent from your abundance. Both are in his hands, and both can be tools in his hands to shape you into the person he means for you to be. Your job is not to engineer the outcome, but to trust the one who holds all outcomes.
Application
Today, look at one area where you feel diminished—financially, relationally, in status or influence—and ask God this: What are you teaching me here that I would never learn in comfort? Listen. Don't rush past the answer.
